AJC: Bocats at Hawks, AKA Here Comes Yet Another Gritty Opponent

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Remember those stretches this season when the Hawks were running opponents off the floor? Forget it.

Here come the Bobcats Charlotte, who follow the Kings, who followed the Thunder. Different levels of talent among those teams. Similar levels of energy and effort.

The Bobcats allow the fewest points per game in the league. Adjust it by possessions, and it’s the same thing.

It won’t be easy for the Hawks to score. They tend not to like that. If they abandoned (or just failed to execute) the offensive plan at times against Oklahoma City and the Kings, it’s not hard to imagine them doing it more often against the Bobcats.

“We are going to have to grind for 48 minutes,” Woody said, “which is OK. Last year we didn’t have a lot of blowouts and we had to grind. That’s good. It helps keep guys on their toes. With blowouts, you start to take things for granted.”

The Hawks insist they aren’t doing that with the Bobcats. Of course, they said the same thing against the Thunder and Kings …

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